List of celebrities with illicit drug history

(Note to all wikipedians and Wikipedia.com readers: This is a list of famous people whose drug problems have been discussed in public. Because this could a very controversial issue, do not write in names of people who are only suspected of being addicted to drugs. Wikipedia might be liable if the names of someone who has been only suspected of is added).

Table of contents

1 Entertainment 2 Sports 3 Politics 4 Media 5 Crime

Entertainment

• Tim Allen
• John Belushi
• David Bowie
• Vico C Puerto Rican rapper
• Momma Cass
• Tommy Chong
• Eric Clapton
• Montgomery Clift
• Kurt Cobain
• David Crosby
• Tony Curtis
• Dorothy Dandridge
• Robert Downey Jr
• Chris Farley
• Perry Farrell
• Cheo Feliciano Puerto Rican Salsa music singer
• Liam Gallagher
• Judy Garland
• Sergio Glass former member of Menudo
• Ruben Gomez former member of Menudo
• George Harrison
• Jimi Hendrix
• Dennis Hopper
• Mick Jones
• Steve Jones
• Janis Joplin
• Hector Lavoe Puerto Rican salsa singer
• John Lennon
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Little Richard
• Courtney Love
• La Lupe Cuban singer
• Cheech Marin
• Paul McCartney
• Liza Minelli
• Keith Moon
• Jim Morrison
• Nick Nolte
• Jack Osbourne
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Elvis Presley
• Iggy Pop
• Richard Pryor
• Keith Richards
• Mickey Rooney
• Winona Ryder
• Frankie Ruiz Puerto Rican Salsa music singer
• Viti Ruiz Puerto Rican Salsa music singer, brother of Frankie Ruiz
• Tom Sizemore
• Layne Staley
• Ringo Starr
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Pete Townshend

Sports

• Hector Camacho
• Orlando Cepeda Baseball player
• Ty Cobb
• Wesley Correa BSN basketball player
• Angelo Cruz BSN basketball player
• Esteban De Jesus
• Bryan Fogarty NHL player
• Wilfredo Gomez
• Dwight Gooden
• Steve Howe
• Michael Irvin
• Edgar Leon BSN basketball player
• Francisco Leon BSN basketball player, brother of Edgar Leon
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Sonny Liston
• Joe Louis
• Diego Maradona
• Darrell Porter
• J.R. Richardson
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Edwin Rosario
• Barney Ross
• Samuel Serrano
• Darryl Strawberry
• Johnny Tapia
• Mike Tyson the former Heavyweight boxing champion of the world admitted, after his February 22, 2003 fight with Clifford Etienne, that he likes getting high
• Roy Tarpley NBA player, banned from the NBA

Politics

• Marion Barry - former mayor of Washington, D.C
• Michael Bloomberg - when asked if he had smoked marijuana, replied "You bet I did; and I enjoyed it."
• Noelle Bush
• Howard Dean - (former) Vermont Governor and Presidential candidate, admitted to smoking marijuana in response to question during Rock the Vote/CNN debate, Tuesday 4 November 2003
• John Edwards - U.S. Senator (D-NC) and Presidential candidate, admitted to smoking marijuana in response to question during Rock the Vote/CNN debate, Tuesday 4 November 2003
• John Kerry - U.S. Senator (D-MA) and Presidential candidate, admitted to smoking marijuana in response to question during Rock the Vote/CNN debate, Tuesday 4 November 2003
• Charles Wilson - U.S. Congressman from Texas

Media

• Rush Limbaugh

Crime

• Vito Genovese
• John Wayne Gacy - serial killer
• John Gotti
• Henry Hill Mafioso whose life was portrayed in Goodfellas

Link: Notable Drug-related Deaths